ulimit -n show 2048 and /proc/sys/fs/file-max is 104855. Stuart J. Newman System Engineer IT Globalsat Telecommunications Voice (240) 553-9423 Fax (301) 483-4350 stuart.newman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx www.globalsat.com -----Original Message----- From: Gonzalo Arana [mailto:gonzalo.arana@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 10:20 To: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Increasing filedescriptors Hi, check for "ulimit -n", If it's 1024, modify squid init script rising this value (check /proc/sys/fs/file-max as well). Regards, On 8/10/06, Stuart J. Newman <stuart.newman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I am running squid 2.5.STABLE3 from Redhat in Redhat Enterprise Linux 3. I have followed the instructions to increase the number of filedescriptors to 2048 using the instructions in the FAQ. I have checked include/autoconf.h and verified that the 2048 number was in the header file. However, when I use Cachemgr to examine the number of filedescriptors, it says I have only 1024. > > Where have I gone wrong? > > Stuart J. Newman > System Engineer IT > Globalsat Telecommunications > Voice(240) 553-9423 > Fax (301) 483-4350 > stuart.newman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > www.globalsat.com > > > > -- Gonzalo A. Arana